About Us

The Ride of Silence is held the 3rd Wednesday in May, at 7 PM*. It honors those bicyclists that have been killed or injured in a bicycle/motor vehicle crash.

May is Bike Month, but it also is the month when the first Ride of Silence was held on May 21, 2003, in White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas.

On May 4, just 17 days prior to the first ride, Larry Schwartz was riding his bike when he was struck and killed by the Mirror of a school bus that passed him while out riding.

*Southern Hemisphere and recommended rain date/ time: the following Saturday at 10:00 AM

Larry Schwartz, Died May 4, 2003

We are Passionate About Increasing Awareness of Cyclists on the Road

Executive Board Members

President & San Jose, CA organizer – Brandon Alvarado (our Secretary will forward emails to Brandon)

Vice President – Vacant – Email the Secretary if you’re interested in applying.

Secretary – Sheryl Porter

Treasurer – Vacant – Email the Secretary if you’re interested in applying.

Webmaster, Member at Large – Tim Potter, interim MI coordinator

Legal Aide/Adviser, Member at Large – Steve Bingham, California coordinator

Member at Large – Glenn Gunter, Maryland coordinator

Partners:

Michael Friedoff: Video production (public service announcement)

Mark Kamenish: Graphic design (RoS logo)

USA State Coordinators:

Alabama – Dave Mathews
Arizona – Chuck Hill
California – Steve Bingham
Florida – Sara McLarty
Georgia – Dave Mathews
Idaho – Lisa Brady
Illinois – Elizabeth Adamczyk
Indiana – Jade Kelsey
Iowa – Steven Schurtz
Kansas – Mitch Krasnopoler
Maine – Open
Maryland – Glenn Gunter
Mississippi – Jayce Powell
Missouri – Mitch Krasnopoler
New Hampshire – Kristine Flythe
New Jersey –Brian Clissold
New Mexico –Craig Degenhardt
New York – Anika Flagg
North Carolina – Doug Owen
Ohio – Open
Oklahoma – Open
Oregon – John Pings
Pennsylvania – Ross Willard
Tennessee – Chuck Faulkner
Utah – Lucy Ordaz
Virginia – Marshall Hammond
Wisconsin – Open
W. Virginia – Dennis Strawn
NW USA – J. Steve Mayo

International:

Antarctica- Maggie Amsler
Asia Coordinator – Martin Turner
Australia – TBD
Canada, Ontario – Jun Nogami
Canada, Quebec – Aurelien Morel
Europe – TBD
Israel – Tal Kazir
Mexico – Armando Perez
Philippines – Andres Sanchez Delos Reyes
Romania – Iulian Ene
Tanzania – Gabriel Mboneko Munyaga
Turkey/ Turkiye – Azmi Mert Celik
Ukraine – Yaroslav Kontsevoy

Mission Statement

The mission of the world wide Ride of Silence is to honor bicyclists killed by motorists, promote sharing the road, and provide awareness of bicycling safety.

Put another way…

WHY DOES THIS ORGANIZATION EXIST?

* To HONOR those who have been injured or killed
* To RAISE AWARENESS that we are here
* To ask that we all SHARE THE ROAD

Ride of Silence

Address

The Ride of Silence
PO Box 6693
San Rafael, CA 94903

Donations:

Donations can be made online via Paypal (see link/ button below) or checks can be made out and sent to:

The Ride Of Silence
PO Box 6693
San Rafael, CA 94903

Thank you for helping us spread the word and making streets safer.

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